All students study an English subject in VCE. You must choose one English but you can do two. At Princes Hill students select English or English Language. You can choose to do Literature as an additional English subject.
To obtain your VCE, 3 units of English must be completed satisfactorily; including a 3 & 4 sequence (these are your Year 12 Units).
Click here to read information about scoring. It is important you choose your English subject carefully to maximise your opportunity to meet the English prerequisite for your preferred tertiary course at the end of Year 12.
English / EAL | English Language | Literature |
English explores how writers and directors present their views and values, and how they construct a text for a reader or audience. Skills and knowledge include: · Analyse the ways writers argue their point of view in the media · Present a point of view · Write a creative text response · Compare two texts in a text response · Consider the effect texts have on an audience · Analyse writers’ and directors’ messages · Use metalanguage | English Language explores the construction of sentences and the ideas conveyed through language. Skills and knowledge include: · Word origins · Grammar · Changes in language over time · Sub-systems of language · Use metalanguage · Contemporary examples · Explore audience and purpose · Language acquisition · Analytical commentaries on transcripts | Literature explores language and the stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts. Skills and knowledge include: · Write creatively on a text · Explore critical theory · Investigate the contexts of texts · Unearth the writer’s views and values · Study text adaptations · Classic and contemporary texts · Closely analyse language |
A general course that covers many areas This subject is for those: · Interested in looking at the way the media manipulates audiences · Wanting to choose a familiar course · Wanting to build literacy skills · Careers in anything that requires you to read, write, speak and think. | Supercharged language analysis This subject is for those: · Interested in English as a language or studying a second language · Wanting to try something different, with more concrete answers · Careers in speech pathology, sociology, teaching and where root words are important: medicine (veterinary and nursing), law, science and mathematics | For those who love reading This subject is for those: · Interested in reading a variety of texts with different audiences and purposes · Wanting to explore Literature · Wanting to read texts from different time periods · Careers in writing, law, criticism, journalism, publicity, publishing, media and education |
In year 11… | English | English Language | Literature |
You will write essays | Y | Y | Y |
You will write creatively | Y | N | Y |
You will read: | Y | Y | Y |
Novels | Y | N | Y |
Plays | Y | N | Y |
Short stories | Y | perhaps | Y |
Articles | Y | Y | Y |
Film | Y | Y | Y |
Poetry | N | Y | Y |
Non-fiction texts | N | Y | Y |
You will complete an oral presentation | Y | Y | Y |
You will participate in class discussions | Y | Y | Y |
You will complete 2 outcomes for each unit (Units 1 & 2) | Y | Y | Y |
Each outcome comprises various activities and SACs* | Y | Y | Y |
End of semester exams | Y | Y | Y |
End of Year 12 exam worth 50% of the mark | Y | Y | Y |
*SAC = School Assessed Coursework, usually completed under exam conditions.